Great Idea!

I read yesterday in Real Simple a great way to keep the birds from eating your delicious red tomatoes is hang unbreakable red ornaments on the plants - when the bird goes to "eat" the "tomato" it will hurt its beak. Thus when the real tomatoes come out the birds will not eat them.

I thought that was a great tip!

Even the White House has a garden!

I just read that the White House has their own vegetable garden. Check here for the article.
Apparently Michelle Obama wanted to grow one to teach her girls about healthy eating. Now I don't know if the White House has always had their own vegetable and herb gardens, but this is the first time I am hearing about it and think it great!

Planting - Round 2

Today I got carrots (Danver's 1/2 Long), lettuce (Summer Crisp & Looseleaf Blend), spinach (Space Hybrid), and beans (Tenderpod) planted. I definitely needed to get the carrots in since it takes them around 75 days until harvest. I am excited about the spinach and lettuce. They are one of my favorites.

Today's seeds join these already planted guys - garlic, onions (3 varieties), potatoes, peppers (green, yellow and red) and tomatoes (heirloom, roma and big boy). I tried to start the tomatoes and peppers from seeds, but they died about two weeks after. Not sure why, but they just weren't hearty. So I cheated and went and bought already "in-progress" plants.

I still need to till up the space for the sweet corn, sweat peas, cucumbers, watermelon, radishes, etc. I need to do that by Sunday. We have family coming in from out of state and want to show off our hard work!!!

Welcome!

Welcome to Garden Girl! This blog follows my garden's progress from planting to harvest! I'm sure there will be great stories, pics and antics along the way!

Welcome!